Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
They Hear Everything: How To Manage Conflict in Front of Kids
Season 2025 Episode 20
Arguments in front of kids: Should you shield them from discord or let them see real life? This week on the Council of Moms, Ruth Aguirre, Whitney Ca…
1 year, 3 months ago
Smelly, Smelly Teenagers: How To Talk Hygiene and Self-Care When It Matters Most
Season 2025 Episode 19
You catch a whiff during the car ride home. Apparently your tween’s refusal to shower has reached new heights. What’s a parent to do? From the early …
1 year, 3 months ago
College, Careers, and Confidence: Setting Kids Up for Success
Season 2025 Episode 18
College isn’t the only path after high school, but it’s still the one a lot of kids (and their parents) expect to take. So how do you prepare them fo…
1 year, 3 months ago
Is it fair? Stepkids, trust, and how to say no
Season 2025 Episode 17
When it comes to parenting stepkids, it can feel like every decision is a test. Say no, and you risk seeming cold or unloving. Say yes, and you might…
1 year, 3 months ago
My Kids' Friends Have More Money And It's Getting Awkward
Season 2025 Episode 16
Presents, vacations, toys, clothes—it can get awkward when kids want everything they see at a friend’s house. Or when their parents suggest group act…
1 year, 3 months ago
Messy Rooms and Cleaning Skills: Is It Too Late?
Season 2025 Episode 15
Clean, previously folded laundry is strewn across your child's bedroom floor, amid forgotten school papers and cups which you specifically asked be r…
1 year, 4 months ago
Council of Moms returns May 2nd!
Season 2025
Messy rooms? Parenting disagreements? Keeping up with the Joneses? We've got so much good stuff coming up on Council of Moms. But it's spring break. …
1 year, 4 months ago
How Do I Help My Kids Do Their Best?
Season 2025 Episode 14
Some kids motivate themselves. Others need a little nudge. Either way, your hope is that your kids will make goals and stretch themselves to achieve …
1 year, 5 months ago
How Do I Love Kids Equally In Our Blended Family?
Season 2025 Episode 13
What happens when you don’t feel the same connection to your partner’s kids as you do to your own? Is that normal? Is it wrong? In this episode, Lisa…
1 year, 5 months ago
Teaching Kids Strong Values And Engaging With Different Perspectives
Season 2025 Episode 12
Your kids are growing up in a world full of different perspectives, values, and beliefs so how do you teach them strong values while also preparing t…
1 year, 5 months ago